Fall Term 2016 Theorizing the Female Body in East Asian Art - 5998 - GEST 345 |
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Prerequisites/Notes: Sophomore standing Catalog Description : This discussion-based course will examine how tomb murals, paintings, prints, photography, and film have addressed the female body throughout East Asian history. We will explore how social and political issues were defined and negotiated through the gendered images of bodies in Japan, Korea and China in the context of national identity formation, historical reconstruction, subjectivity and sexuality. Coursework will include exams and a research paper. Attributes: Cross-Listed Course, GER Global Diversity, GER Dimens Diversity, 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs
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